SEK INTENSIVES - Key Persons


Beth Ann Smith

Job Titles:
  • Scheduling Director

Dan Dear

Job Titles:
  • Agriculture Director

Daniel Ridgeway

Job Titles:
  • Activities Director

Dr. Alyssa Killebrew

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Founder & Certified Psychologist
  • Owner and Executive Director of Essential Touchstones
Alyssa Ellis Killebrew, owner and executive director of Essential Touchstones, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor with more than 15 years of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Alyssa Killebrew is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with adults and children suffering from mental health and stress concerns such as: grief, anxiety, and depression. Alyssa's personal grief journey began in 2019 with the loss of her closest friend, Sara Roberts, to metastatic breast cancer. Shortly after, Dr. Killebrew and her husband, Keath, lost their second daughter to COVID in November 2020. In reponse to these tragic losses, the Killebrews attended grief retreats which inspired them to live life with more intention and ignited their life's mission. SEK is a tribute to the Killebrew Family's daughter, Sara Elizabeth Killebrew, whom they tragically lost to COVID in 2020.

Giselle Bassett

Job Titles:
  • Agriculture Director

Jason Smith

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director